मनु-स्मृतिः
manu-smṛtiḥ
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chapter-3, verse-277
युक्षु कुर्वन दिनर्क्षेषु सर्वान कामान समश्नुते ।
अयुक्षु तु पितॄन सर्वान प्रजां प्राप्नोति पुष्कलाम ॥२७७॥
अयुक्षु तु पितॄन सर्वान प्रजां प्राप्नोति पुष्कलाम ॥२७७॥
277. yukṣu kurvan dinarkṣeṣu sarvān kāmān samaśnute ,
ayukṣu tu pitṝn sarvān prajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām.
ayukṣu tu pitṝn sarvān prajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām.
277.
yukṣu kurvan dinarkṣeṣu sarvān kāmān samaśnute
ayukṣu tu pitṛn sarvān prajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām
ayukṣu tu pitṛn sarvān prajāṁ prāpnoti puṣkalām
277.
yukṣu dinarkṣeṣu kurvan sarvān kāmān samaśnute
tu ayukṣu sarvān pitṛn prajāṁ puṣkalām prāpnoti
tu ayukṣu sarvān pitṛn prajāṁ puṣkalām prāpnoti
277.
By engaging in the appropriate time (yukṣu) and performing rituals during auspicious days and constellations (dinarkṣeṣu), one achieves all desires. However, by not engaging at the appropriate time (ayukṣu), one obtains all ancestors (pitṛn) and abundant progeny (prajāṁ puṣkalām).
Words meanings summery:
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- युक्षु (yukṣu) - When properly engaged or in appropriate timing (in the appropriate time, engaged)
- कुर्वन् (kurvan) - Performing (rituals) (doing, performing)
- दिनर्क्षेषु (dinarkṣeṣu) - During auspicious days and constellations (in days and stars, in auspicious times)
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
- कामान् (kāmān) - desires (desires, wishes)
- समश्नुते (samaśnute) - achieves (attains completely, enjoys fully)
- अयुक्षु (ayukṣu) - By not engaging at the appropriate time (not engaged, not timely)
- तु (tu) - however (but, however)
- पितृन् (pitṛn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)
- सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
- प्रजां (prajāṁ) - progeny (offspring, progeny, people)
- प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches)
- पुष्कलाम् (puṣkalām) - abundant (abundant, plentiful, great)
Words meanings and morphology
युक्षु (yukṣu) - When properly engaged or in appropriate timing (in the appropriate time, engaged)
(indeclinable)
Root: yu~j (class 1)
कुर्वन् (kurvan) - Performing (rituals) (doing, performing)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvan
kurvan - doing, making, performing
Past Active Participle
Active participle, present tense, masculine nominative singular of √kṛ 'to do, make, perform'.
Root: kṛ~ (class 8)
दिनर्क्षेषु (dinarkṣeṣu) - During auspicious days and constellations (in days and stars, in auspicious times)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of dinarkṣa
dinarkṣa - a day and star; auspicious time for astrological calculations
Compound of dina (day) and ṛkṣa (star, constellation).
Compound type : karmadharaya (dina+ṛkṣa)
- dina – day
noun (neuter) - ṛkṣa – star, constellation
noun (neuter)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
कामान् (kāmān) - desires (desires, wishes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, longing, love
समश्नुते (samaśnute) - achieves (attains completely, enjoys fully)
(verb)
3rd person , middle, present (laṭ) of samaśnu
Atmanepada
Atmanepada, present tense, 3rd person singular of the causative verb sama-√aś 'to reach, attain'. Root √aś 'to pervade, reach'.upasarga: sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: aś~ (class 2)
अयुक्षु (ayukṣu) - By not engaging at the appropriate time (not engaged, not timely)
(indeclinable)
Negated form of yukṣu.
तु (tu) - however (but, however)
(indeclinable)
पितृन् (pitṛn) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
प्रजां (prajāṁ) - progeny (offspring, progeny, people)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prajā
prajā - offspring, progeny, race, people, population
प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches)
(verb)
3rd person , middle, present (laṭ) of prāpnoti
Atmanepada
Atmanepada, present tense, 3rd person singular of pra-√āp 'to obtain'. Root √āp 'to obtain'. upasarga: pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp~ (class 1)
पुष्कलाम् (puṣkalām) - abundant (abundant, plentiful, great)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of puṣkala
puṣkala - abundant, plentiful, great, full